Zarabad, Sistan and Baluchestan
City in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran
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Zarabad (Persian: زرآباد)[a] is a city in the Central District[b] of Zarabad County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county[4] and the district.[5] It is also the administrative center for Zarabad-e Sharqi Rural District.[5]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 1,133 in 241 households, when it was the village of Jahelu in Zarabad-e Sharqi Rural District of Zarabad District[c] in Konarak County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 3,222 people in 711 households,[7] by which time the village had merged with the village of Zarabad and was elevated to city status as Zarabad.[3] The 2016 census measured the population as 4,003 people in 876 households.[2]
After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarabad County and renamed the Central District, with Zarabad as the new county's capital.[4]
See also
Notes
- Formerly Zarabad District of Konarak County[4]
- Renamed the Central District of Zarabad County[4]
